Display rack



pril 19, 1938. R. A. JESSE ET AL 2,114,424

DISPLAY RACK Filed May 15, 1957 INVEN TOR. .E/cHARD A. Jssss EDWARD E.FISHER hy/La m A TTORNEY Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE DISPLAY RACK Application May 15, 1937, Serial No. 142.817

3 Claims.

This invention relates to display racks for use in displayingmerchandise in shops.

Prior to our invention, garments, such as undergarments, were displayedin shops by arranging open trays or boxes of the garments on countersfor inspection by customers, the garments of different sizes, designsand colors being disposed in different and adjacent trays or boxes. Thisprior practice has long been unsatisfactory due to the fact thatcustomers continuously pick up the garments for inspection and thencarelessly replace them. This, of course, resulted in disarraying thegarments on the counter, causing unsightliness and mixing up of thesizes and designs of garments.

It is the principal object of our present invention to provide a verysimple and very inexpensive display rack for garments of the characterreferred to by means of which a considerable 20 number of garments maybe displayed in an artistic manner, and which enables the customer toreadily inspect and select individual garments without in any mannerdisturbing the sightliness or orderliness of the display.

25 One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in thefollowing description and illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display rack 30 embodying thepreferred form of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in transverse section therethrough showing the mannerin which the garments are arranged thereon.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective of 35 one end of the rack,disclosing the manner in which a pricing or identifying card may besupported by the display rack.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing a modified form ofgarment supporting projections for the rack.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, we have thereillustrated a garment displaying rack for use in shops for displayingundergarments. The display rack which we have illustrated is constructedentirely of wire or metallic rod material. It is to be understood,however, that the device may be constructed in other manners withoutdeparting from the invention.

The rack here disclosed includes an open rectangular frame l formed ofstiff wire or rod, the frame consisting of two parallel side bars lljoined by parallel end bars [2. The side and end bars are preferablyformed of a single length of wire or rod bent as illustrated anddescribed. 55 The end bars 12 are disposed in a horizontal plane withthe side bars I I arranged on an acute angle to the horizontal asillustrated. The frame I0 is supported in this position by a front frameIt. and a rear frame IS. The frames M and I5 are provided with legs 16adapted to rest or be 5 secured to a flat surface such as the top of ashop counter. The frames I l and I5 are likewise formed of stiff wire orrod as illustrated.

The side bars ll of the frame l0 are formed with a plurality of spacedgarment engaging projections ll, there being corresponding projectionson each of the side bars ll of the frame ID. The projections of eachside bar I! are formed by bending a single length of wire zigzag fashionto form a plurality of spaced V-shaped projections as illustrated. Thewire so bent is then spot welded at the base of the projections to theside bar ll of the frame l0 so that the projections extend laterallyoutward from the frame H] as illustrated. 20

In Fig. 4 we show a slightly modified form of projections ll. Theseprojections are likewise formed by bending a single length of wireacutely as illustrated.

Arranged centrally and longitudinally of the frame I0 is a stretcher barl8 formed of a single length of wire having vertical ends l9 connectedat their upper terminals to the center of the end bars l2 of the frameit). The center of the stretcher bar I8 is supported from the side barsll of the frame ID by a strut 20.

Formed on opposite sides of the front frame [4 are display card guides2| to receive a display card 22 upon which the price or otheridentifying indicia may be suitably imprinted. It is seen that theguides 2| removably receive the card 22 so that the same may be removedand replaced as desired.

On the rear frame I5 is an upwardly projecting display frame 23 whichconsists of vertically pro jecting legs 23a connected by a transversebar 23b at their upper ends as illustrated. One of the same type ofgarments as is to be supported by the frame it] may be mounted on thisdisplay frame 23 as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The display rack shown in the present instance is for the purpose ofsupporting undergarments having elastic waist bands. They are arrangedon the frame it], as shown in Fig. 2, by engaging the opposite sides ofthe waist band with the aligned projections I! on opposite sides of theframe lil, with the waist band running under the stretcher bar l8 so asto place the same slightly under tension. One garment may be supportedon each aligned pair of projections l1, and it is obvious therefore thata considerable number of the garments may be supported on the frame Illand suspended therefrom as illustrated.

It is obvious that when the garments are so suspended from the displayrack, that each one may be inspected by the customer without thenecessity of removing it from the display rack. Consequently, thedisplay will always be sightly and orderly and afford the customer fullopportunity to feel the goods and to inspect the garment for color anddesign.

The card 22 may carry the price or any other indicia which is necessaryor desirable.

We have found from actual practice that the display rack here disclosedforms an attractive display of the garments in a shop, and enables thecustomers to more rapidly select a garment to their liking. We havefound further that it saves a great deal of the shop clerks time in thatthe shop clerk does not have to frequently re-arrange the display as wasnecessary under the old method of displaying garments of this character.Likewise, the display requires less space on the counter thanheretofore.

From the foregoing it is obvious that we have provided a very simple andinexpensive display device which is very practical and which will enablea considerable number of garments to be displayed in an artistic manner,and which will enable customers to readily inspect and select individualgarments without in, any manner disturbing the sightliness ororderliness of'the display.

While we have shown the preferred form of our invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes may be made in its construction anddesign without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a display rack comprising an openrectangular frame formed of rigid wire, garment engaging projectionsextending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of said frame, saidprojections at each side of the frame being formed of a single length ofwire bent zigzag fashion and secured to said frame, and supporting meansfor said frame, said supporting means supporting said frame fiatwise atan angle to the horizontal.

2. As an article of manufacture, a display rack comprising an openrectangular frame formed of rigid wire, garment engaging projectionsextending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of said frame, saidprojections at each side of the frame being formed of a single length ofwire bent zigzag fashion and secured to said frame, supporting means forsaid frame, and a stretcher bar extending centrally and longitudinallyof the frame at a spaced distance below the same and in fixed relationthereto.

3. As an article of manufacture, a display rack comprising an openrectangular frame formed of rigid wire, said frame having complementalgarment engaging projections extending laterally outwardly from oppositesides thereof, the projections at each side of said frame being formedof a. single length of wire bent zigzag fashion to form V-shapedprojections secured at their bases to said frame, a front frameconnected with one end of said rectangular frame, a rear frame connectedwith said rectangular frame, said front and rear frames supporting saidrectangular frame in flatwise fashion at an angle to the horizontal, astretcher bar extending longitudinally and centrally of the rectangularframe at a spaced distance below the same and relatively rigid withrespect to said rectangular frame.

RICHARD A. JESSE. EDWARD E. FISHER.

